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How World Cup cash is paid to teams, players 07/12/2014 01:10am • GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The most valuable and expensive World Cup ever will earn billions of dollars for FIFA, millions for the competing countries and thousands for the more than 700 players selected.From its near $4.5 billion in revenue from broadcasters, sponsors, ho White Sox can't hold on, fall to Indians 07/12/2014 12:07am • CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Chicago White Sox had no problem taking leads over the Indians on Friday night.Holding on to them was a different story.Hector Noesi allowed a two-run homer to Nick Swisher in the fifth inning, completing Cleveland's third and final comeback in a 7-4 victory.Chicago scored two Police couldn't watch Navy Yard surveillance video 07/11/2014 11:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- An internal District of Columbia police report on the response to the Washington Navy Yard shooting says officers were hindered because they couldn't access live surveillance camera footage of the shooter.Military contractor Aaron Alexis killed 12 civilian workers at the Navy Yard Wife in Ga. hot car death case has attorney 07/11/2014 02:48pm • JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) -- The wife of a Georgia man facing charges after their son was left in a hot car and died has retained a criminal defense attorney for herself.Atlanta attorney Lawrence Zimmerman said he now represents Leanna Harris.Her husband, Justin Ross Harris, faces mu House GOP moves ahead on suing Obama 07/11/2014 04:42am • DONNA CASSATA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans took the initial step on Thursday to sue President Barack Obama over the administration's decision to delay the employer mandate of the health care law.The office of Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, released a draft of the resolution t Despite woes, Argentines united in World Cup run 07/10/2014 09:23pm • DEBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Soccer has once again emerged as the patriotic touchstone that unites Argentines as they teeter on the precipice, this time threatened by a debt crisis, soaring inflation and the scandal-plagued end to a 12-year political dynasty that has p Union pulls black college support after Koch gift 07/10/2014 07:00pm • JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- A powerful government workers' union will end its support for the United Negro College Fund after the group accepted $25 million from the conservative powerhouse Koch brothers and the college fund's president appeared at a Koch event.In a letter m Eileen Ford, founder of Ford Model Agency, dies 07/10/2014 06:07pm • BETH J. HARPAZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Modeling agency founder Eileen Ford, who shaped a generation's standards of beauty as she built an empire and launched the careers of Candice Bergen, Lauren Hutton, Christie Brinkley and countless others, has died.She was 92 and died Wednesday of comp Review: Unlimited e-book services offer plenty 07/10/2014 04:08pm • ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) -- Two startups are trying to do for e-books what Netflix does for movies.Oyster and Scribd let you read as many books as you want for a monthly price -- $10 for Oyster and $9 for Scribd.I was skeptical at first. I can never find enough tim Review: No monkey business in 'Planet of the Apes' 07/10/2014 10:22am • JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Digital characters have by now long populated our movies like unwanted house guests. Some of these CGI inventions, like Gollum in "The Lord of the Rings," have been pleasant, even precious company. But most have disrupted our movie worlds -- and not just as monsters tearing Scientists criticize Europe's $1.6B brain project 07/09/2014 02:00pm • FRANK JORDANS BRUSSELS (AP) -- Dozens of neuroscientists are protesting Europe's $1.6 billion attempt to recreate the functioning of the human brain on supercomputers, fearing it will waste vast amounts of money and harm neuroscience in general.The 10-year Human Brain Project is largely funded by t Like a juror: Madonna does NYC jury duty, briefly 07/08/2014 11:38am • JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Madonna has spent a little time living in the judicial world.The pop superstar turned up for jury duty Monday at a Manhattan state courthouse, quickly getting dismissed.She had gotten excused from a jury service date in May. This time, she was finishe Kids studying abroad are now never out of touch 07/08/2014 11:30am • BETH J. HARPAZ AP Travel Editor NEW YORK (AP) -- A generation ago, students on semester abroad were practically incommunicado, aside from airmailed letters and one or two calls home. These days, from the minute the plane lands, kids studying overseas are connected with home via Skype, Facebook, and Blogger helping Redskins resigns abruptly 07/08/2014 06:30am • WASHINGTON -- A blogger hired to help the Washington Redskins deal with the controversy over the team nickname has abruptly resigned. Ben Tribbett announced his resignation Monday night on Twitter, saying he didn't want be a distraction "as the political attacks have shifted towards being pers Can living like a star produce a happy ending? 07/07/2014 04:22pm • BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated Press "Jennifer, Gwyneth & Me: The Pursuit of Happiness, One Celebrity at a Time" (Ballantine Books), by Rachel BertscheAuthor and celebrity-watcher Rachel Bertsche spent nearly a year emulating the lifestyles of several famous female stars, seeking contentment, productivi